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It’s six years since they’ve been to the World Series, and to the Yankees, that’s almost forever.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia called baseball's postseason format "ridiculous" because of the extra off days added a couple of years ago to suit the sport's television partners.
Former major league player Terrmel Sledge hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 win over the Rakuten Eagles in the first game of Japan's Pacific League championship series.
France will face Ireland in a two-leg playoff for a spot at next year's World Cup in South Africa, while Portugal was drawn Monday to play Bosnia-Herzegovina.
After an off day, the Yankees will try to close out the Angels with a Game 5 win in the American League Championship Series tonight at Angel Stadium. New York has a commanding 3-games-to-1 advantage following Tuesday night's 10-1 victory in Anaheim. The Yanks will send out A.J. Burnett against John Lackey. A Yankee victory would mean their 40th American League pennant.
Frosty breath, ski caps and pitchers blowing on their hands — ah, it must be time for the baseball playoffs.
France, Portugal, Russia and Greece will be seeded in the playoffs to decide the final four European spots at the 2010 World Cup.
Baseball fans in Los Angeles and New York may be thrilled their teams swept into the league championship series — but for broadcaster TBS, the fun may be over all too soon.
Arms thrust to the sky on that October night, Brad Lidge was the picture of postseason perfection.
Gerry Davis, Dana DeMuth, Tim Tschida and Joe West have been selected as the umpire crew chiefs for the first round of the playoffs.
Just like they did in 2007, the Colorado Rockies open the playoffs in Philadelphia as the hottest team in the National League.
Now that the playoffs have arrived, it’s time to look at a question that is as old as the game itself: Why do some players thrive under postseason pressure, while others wilt? What is the best way to approach the postseason and make the most of such a tremendous opportunity?
The chase for the AL Central championship once again is going to extra innings. Trying to save their seasons, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins both won Sunday, leaving them all even for the division lead and forcing a one-game tiebreaker.
The Indiana Fever got off to a dominant start and were all but assured of getting in the playoffs long ago.
The Atlanta Dream will be forced out of their home arena for the first round of the WNBA playoffs because of "Sesame Street."
In every sport, teams that began the season thinking they had great teams realize several months later that there are holes — sometimes gaping ones — in the lineup.
Sometimes you can sit back, play the same hand, and watch opponents fold one after the other.
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The Carolina Hurricanes are down to their last chance to pull off the biggest upset in the Eastern Conference.
With or without Roger Federer, Switzerland must travel to Italy in September to try to keep its spot in the top tier of the Davis Cup.
There will be a new champion in the NBA. The defending champion Celtics are going home for the offseason. Orlando beat the Celtics 101-82 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal tonight in Boston. Orlando shot 51 percent from the field and jumped on Boston early, building a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never trailed after the opening minute.
The hats came flying out of the seats and littered the ice at the United Center. The roar of the crowd was so loud that Chicago coach Joel Quenneville had trouble calling out line changes.
LeBron James knew the routine. Exchange a few handshakes. Knock out a few interviews. Start getting ready for Cleveland's next series.
Sounders FC's Marshall should be ready for SundayTyrone Marshall trained Thursday and Friday, coming out appearing ready to play on Sunday.
Sounders FC ready for Houston Dynamo to start MLS playoffsHouston comes to Seattle as the recent class of the Western Conference, but the upstart Sounders went 2-0-1 against the Dynamo this season.
Analysis: Why Was Cliff Lee Pitching So Late? In baseball as in football, knowing when to punt can be a decisive advantage in a lengthy battle.
Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
THE FATHER LIFE The Men's Magazine for Dads » PGA TOUR Playoffs Head for Dramatic FinishPGA TOUR playoff push...can Tiger win?
A week ago Thursday, I was sitting watching the Dodgers-Cubs game with my mom. We got to talking about who we thought would be in the playoffs and who we wanted to win the World Series.
With 0-16 fog lifted, is there finally reason for Lions' hope?The worst team in NFL history has designs on making the playoffs this season. Seriously.
Softball: Bengals edge Lions, remain alive in playoffsMolly Thomsen shown brightly in the circle and also drew a walk to drive in what proved the game winning run as the St.
2009 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers need to feed Pau Gasol the ball in the paint(Video) Chauncey Billups Uses an Old Playground Trick to School Kobe BryantYou may be wondering how, right? By 'punking' one of the greatest players in the game, Kobe Bryant, with a well known playground move. Chauncey Billups when inbounding, noticed that Kobe Bryant had his back to him.
Before Howard complains about his touches, he needs to prove he deserves them"Nine possessions. Six minutes and 45 seconds off the clock. And in that time, not one touch for the Orlando Magic's All-Star big man Dwight Howard, as a 14-point lead frittered away.
Canes finding the way against BruinsFor the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins, the feeling-out process is over.
Hurricanes manufacture a miracle in 80 secondsThere are comebacks, and there are miracles, and there are those that might just be both and defy description anyway.
NAACP prepares to picket outside Magic games in protest of construction hiringThe Orange branch of the NAACP is preparing to picket Amway Arena during the NBA playoffs over the "broken promises" of hiring black construction workers at the new events center in Parramore.
Welcome to Utah Jazz HQHey Jazz fans welcome to Utah Jazz Head Quarters. This website contains everything related to the Utah Jazz, from up to the minute news to the latest rumors, highlights, videos, and so on. Please feel free to leave comments, suggestions, and just have fun! Let's Go Jazz!
Manu, the Spurs and the City of San Antonio went to sleep Sunday night hoping against hope that the pain in Ginobili's right ankle was the result of his normal/abnormal frenetic play in a losing effort against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Illegal uniforms cost team in playoff lossTeams have lost basketball games at the charity stripe. They've lost because a referee wearing black and white stripes made a bad call. Losing partly because of a stripe on their uniforms is a little rarer.
Dallas Mavericks Discussed Trade to Reunite Vince Carter with Jason KiddThe New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks have discussed a trade that would reunite Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, with Carter joining the Mavericks, a league source familiar with the discussions said Thursday night.
No Playoff Tickets? Panthers Revoking Seat Licenses The Carolina Panthers are revoking PSLs from fans who didn't buy playoff tickets. Letters started arriving last week via certified mail giving ticket holders that news.
NFL Playoffs - Conference Title Game PreviewsThere are 4 teams left in the NFL playoffs, who will earn their tickets to the Super Bowl this weekend.
5 takeaways help Ravens mow down Dolphins 27-9Dolphins were on a roll, but did anyone think they would really beat the Ravens?
Tony Dungy's team let him down - Los Angeles TimesWill Tony Dungy retire? We will know in one week.
The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers have just finished their wildcard match up, and the Chargers beat the Colts 23-17. I have mixed feelings with this win by the Chargers.
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